My cousin Richard Milgrim and I separately ended up in Japan, I for 22 years, he for 40. My grandfather, Ira Knobel and Richard's grandmother, the well-known dress designer, Sally Milgrim, were siblings.
Richard holds the distinction of being the only non-Japanese person to reach the heights of … [Read more...] about Richard Milgrim Tea Ceramics Exhibition

Kenichi Ebina choreographs and performs a very unique style of dance that demands strength and creativity. It could be called performance art. He has described it as "dancish". Some point to the martial arts aspects, story telling and mime. He often works with multiple versions of himself using … [Read more...] about Kenichi Ebina Dance Performance Art

Shirley Temple sings two famous Japanese nursery rhymes, "Yuyake Koyake (夕焼け小焼け)", and "Kutsu ga naru (靴が鳴る)", in Japanese.
The YouTube poster says that this recording was made on March 11th, 1937, at Japan Polydor Studio in Tokyo, Japan. Shirley Temple was visiting Japan to promote her film … [Read more...] about Shirley Temple Singing in Japanese 1937

I lived in Japan for more than 20 years so I have special feelings about the place, but I have to say that the blogs that are coming out saying we should not contribute to Japan because they are a rich country are just out of line. Contributions can be done in intelligent ways. Of course we … [Read more...] about Japan Was Big Katrina Aid Contributor